Abstract

VALENZUELA HERRERA, Augusto. Labor Principles and Fundamental Rights in Guatemala: Theory and Practice. Gaceta Laboral [online]. 2005, vol.11, n.1, pp.74-94. ISSN 1315-8597.

This article systematizes the content and practices of fundamental legal principles in Guatemala. Special reference is made to the cooperative movement and its relation with labor unions, supported by jurisprudencial sources, as well as cases of labor descrimination in employment and occupations, principally for ethnic or generic reasons.

Keywords : Labor freedom; labor descrimination; solidarity; child labor; precarious labor.